JBassist Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Has your band ever played a song that offended people or you were asked not to play it again not because you didnt play it right, i meeen just the song itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Never been asked not to play something, but Born To Run is almost guaranteed to empty the floor, don't know why we keep doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Years ago, in 1989, we used to play "Crawling From The Wreckage" by Dave Edmunds and dedicated it to what ever disaster was in that week's the papers. It always went down well and the dedication, more tasteless the better, usually got a cheer! Until we dedicated it to ..... Hillsborough!! Nobody cheered and we got banned! So women and children dying in plane crashes was ok but a football disaster wasn't!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 [quote name='chris_b' post='526104' date='Jun 27 2009, 05:36 PM']Years ago, in 1989, we used to play "Crawling From The Wreckage" by Dave Edmunds and dedicated it to what ever disaster was in that week's the papers. It always went down well and the dedication, more tasteless the better, usually got a cheer! Until we dedicated it to ..... Hillsborough!! Nobody cheered and we got banned! So women and children dying in plane crashes was ok but a football disaster wasn't!![/quote] Hell's Teeth, Chris, I've only just realised who you are! Seen you play with Robin Bibi, and at the Ealing Blues Festival, and at a couple of jams. We've even spoken on occasion. Next time I see you, I'll introduce myself properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironside1966 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Richard Thompson - A Bone Through Her Nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_u_y_* Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 [quote name='chris_b' post='526104' date='Jun 27 2009, 05:36 PM']Years ago, in 1989, we used to play "Crawling From The Wreckage" by Dave Edmunds and dedicated it to what ever disaster was in that week's the papers. It always went down well and the dedication, more tasteless the better, usually got a cheer! Until we dedicated it to ..... Hillsborough!! Nobody cheered and we got banned! So women and children dying in plane crashes was ok but a football disaster wasn't!![/quote] Ouch! Maybe your clientele was more prone to visitng football matches than flying by plane? lol... people are ficked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='526152' date='Jun 27 2009, 06:34 PM']....Hell's Teeth, Chris, I've only just realised who you are! Seen you play with Robin Bibi, and at the Ealing Blues Festival, and at a couple of jams. We've even spoken on occasion. Next time I see you, I'll introduce myself properly....[/quote] Come up and say hi. Oops! I'll have to watch what I say if anyone here knows me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHUFC BASS Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 [quote name='JBassist' post='526025' date='Jun 27 2009, 03:58 PM']Has your band ever played a song that offended people or you were asked not to play it again not because you didnt play it right, i meeen just the song itself[/quote] How long have you got? Some of the people who don't approve frequent this forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I've always wanted to do 'There's No Lights on the Christmas Tree Mother - They're Burning Big Louie Tonight' for a Christmas song. I'm sure that would get some reactions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Fluffy Pup and So What at a family car rally.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 The british legion in alton always used to tell us before we went on stage that we were under no circumstances ever to play livin next door to alice, they even had a notice on the dressing room door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Bad Manners, "Inner London Violence" cleared the floor at my first gig, and we didn't play it any worse than any of the other ska classics we murdered that night Had people up dancing for every other song. Strange, I guess the punters just didn't know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) [quote name='WHUFC BASS' post='529466' date='Jul 1 2009, 11:59 AM']How long have you got? Some of the people who don't approve frequent this forum [/quote] ? ? Edited July 1, 2009 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Gary Glitter's [i]I'm The Leader of the Gang[/i] didn't go down too well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderthumbs Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I've made a point never to do any football related songs. Not worth the hassle. You know, the usual suspects, "We Are The Champions", "You'll Never Walk Alone", "Take Me Home Country Roads". I played a wedding last year where the DJ ended the night with "You'll Never Walk Alone" (as he does at every wedding, apparently). What he didn't realise was the entire wedding party (bride, groom, parents, siblings, etc.) were all Everton fans. That closed the night abruptly. They were [b]not[/b] happy campers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamapirate Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 (edited) How about playing the Spinal tap song 'Christmas with the Devil'? EDIT and how about playing it in a church? Edited July 3, 2009 by iamapirate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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